Public Integrity—Oxymoron?: PublicIntegrity.org - Where can you go these days for honest, unbiased reporting on the doings of government? No, not Fox. Try the Center for Public Integrity, a nonprofit, nonpartisan investigative group of journalists. Find out who bought which politicians, and what they got for their money.

Not While I'm Eating: Airline Meals - It's not for everyone, but if you want to know what different airlines serve for meals, this is your site. Photos, most submitted by visitors, show the kind of fare you can expect in the air. Official photos from some of the airlines are also included.

Multimedia That's Worth It: Southern Utah University - You'll want broadband for this site, which is a great demonstration of the value of multimedia. These are stories from the Colorado Plateau: reminiscences from older residents, pioneer rafters of the Colorado River, Navajo storytellers. And there's lots of the spectacular, rugged scenery that makes the West so unique.

The Photoshop Contest: Whether you use Photoshop or not, you'll enjoy seeing what Photoshop users can do to ordinary photos. Each week the site posts a photo, and invites visitors to play with it in Photoshop, then posts the best results.

What's Better?: Mindless entertainment, but still it's fun. This site asks you to choose between pairs of items, and keeps a ranking of the winners. At press time Milla Jovovich was in first place, followed by Calvin and Hobbes. Einstein is fourth.

Four Words and No More: This is the home of the Four-Word Film Review. See if you can top: Attack of the Clones—"Bore you I will"; The Matrix—"Watch twice to understand"; Lord of the Rings—"Evil jewelry attempts takeover." You can offer a review of any film ever made, or search for descriptions of what you want to see.

Rockabilly Legends: PBS - These are the women of rockabilly: Brenda Lee, Wanda Jackson, Janis Martin, and Lorrie Collins. This is the official site of "Welcome to the Club," a PBS film currently not scheduled to run locally. The film covers the lives and work of some of the greatest voices ever to sing in America.

For Democrats Only?: Dubya Speak - The most complete collection of Bush-speak on the Internet, claims this site. It does seem to be updated daily, and has lots of material you'll never see in the press. You can also buy t-shirts, mousepads, and other items.

Street Photography: Skylight Web - "The first non-photography site on the Internet" is how this creative, rule-ignoring site describes itself. Nitsa says her work is about portraying the streets as they are, without interference from filters, lenses, or herself. The photos are terrific.

The Art of Herblock: Library of Congress - Herb Block was probably the most famous, and arguably the best editorial cartoonist in history. Working for the Washington Post, he won four Pulitzer Prizes, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and was declared "a living legend" by the Library of Congress. Here's a selection of his best work, with discussion and quotes from Block himself, who passed away late last year.

Learning from Paper Plates: dePaul University - Ordinary paper plates demonstrate concepts from astronomy, geography, math and other subjects. Projects are contributed by teachers.

An Israeli Blog: You've heard of Blogs, or "Web logs"— personal diaries posted on Web sites. This one, written by Tal G. in Jerusalem, chronicles life in Israel, and what Israelis go through on a daily basis.

Words to Avoid: Every year Lake Superior State University issues its list of banished words— banished not because of obscenity but because of over-use. Among this year's banished terms: faith-based, Doppler, infomercial, no-brainer. The full list is at the site.

404 Lounge: Okay, this one might be strictly for geeks. A 404 is the message telling you the site you just tried to go to doesn't exist. This site is a collection of the coolest 404 messages.

Sign of the Times: Signs come in all shapes and sizes, and are made from all kinds of materials. Philip Chmiel has decided to chronicle the art of signs and save the best, most interesting examples of sign art.

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